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Heirs of Kaiser Wilhelm II launch bid to reclaim art and palace from German state

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16th July 2019
Descendants of the last German Emperor are locked in a legal battle with the German state to reclaim thousands of valuable artworks and historical artefacts. They also reportedly want to the right to live in one of their former palaces. The claims are thought to be led by Georg Friedrich, nominally Prince of Prussia, but officially Mr Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preußen, who is the…
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Prince Joachim and Princess Marie looking forward to move to Paris this September

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13th July 2019
Prince Joachim has spoken more in-depth about his family’s upcoming move to Paris this September, telling Billed Bladet, “This is going to be great for all of us, and now both the children are completely with the plan.” Speaking exclusively to the Danish magazine, Prince Joachim revealed that Prince Henrik and Princess Athena are on board with the move, which was announced in…
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Queen Máxima won't rule out bringing her daughters on future UN trips

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13th July 2019
Queen Máxima spoke about the possibility of bringing her daughters with her on future UN trips during her working visit to Bangladesh this week in her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. “They ask a lot about my work, and we talk about it a lot,” Queen Máxima said in an interview in Bangladesh, referring to her three daughters…
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A Look at the Spanish Line of Succession

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11th July 2019
This summer, Royal Central is taking a look at who’s who in the lines of succession around the world. And our latest instalment takes us to Spain. By law, the line of succession there is limited to the descendants of King Juan Carlos I, a rule that remained unchanged following his abdication in 2014 in favour of his only son, Felipe. The law there also means brothers always outrank sisters.
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